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The Bishop's Hour, produced by the Diocese of Sacramento, provides news of Church happenings, provocative interviews and commentary on timely subjects. The show's host is veteran radio broadcaster Bob Dunning, a longtime newspaper columnist and parishioner at St. James Parish in Davis.

Sacramento Catholic Diocese


    • Mar 18, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
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    Fr. Tom Esselman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2026 60:01


    Fr. Tom Esselman, C.M., is the outgoing Assistant Provincial of the Congregation of the Mission Western Province. 

    Miriam Sammartino

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2026 60:00


    Miriam Sammartino is the Director of Catholic Charities and Social Concerns 

    Blake Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2026 60:21


    Blake is the President/CEO Sacramento Food Bank & Family Services

    Walt Gray

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2026 60:01


    Walt is one of the most recognizable media figures in Sacramento 

    Annie Narayan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2026 60:21


    Annie Narayan is a founding board member of the FIRE foundation.  

    Isabelle Ross

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2026 60:15


    Isabelle Ross is the Coordinator for Parish and Community Outreach for Sacramento Catholic Funeral Cemetery Services     

    Jane Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2026 60:08


    Jane is here from Gods Heart and Hands Ministry 

    Steve Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2026 60:07


    Steve is the Coordinator for Youth & Young Adult Ministry

    Tony Riehl

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2026 60:37


    Tony Riehl is the Executive Director of the Catholic Foundation

    Most Rev. Rey Bersabal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 60:06


    Auxiliary Bishop of Sacramento & Vicar General

    Jennifer Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 59:59


    Jennifer is the Events and Special Projects Coordinator

    Tosha Tillotson

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2026 60:17


    Tosha is the Associate Superintendent for Catholic Schools 

    Jacob Florez

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 60:07


    Jacob Florez is the Associate Director of Marriage, Family, and Respect Life

    Paul Starkey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2026 60:31


    Paul Starkey Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Sacramento Diocesan Council

    Gabriella Dutra

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 59:55


    Gabriella Dutra is a second-grade teacher at St Rose School in Roseville. 

    AJ Lamm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 61:14


    AJ is the President of the Young Catholic Professionals Sacramento chapter. 

    Jane Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 60:32


    Jane is here from God's Heart and Hand's Ministry 

    Marie Leatherby

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 60:05


    Marie is the executive director of the Sacramento Life Center 

    Fr. Michael Kiernan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 60:04


    Fr. Michael is the Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Community, Beale Air Force Base

    Gabriel Penner

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2026 60:01


    Gabriel Penner is the Director of Davis Newman

    Deacon Kevin Staszkow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 60:03


    Deacon Kevin Staszkow is the Events and Special Projects Manager

    Katie Kilbane

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2026 59:51


    Katie Kilbane is the President of the Notre Dame Club of Sacramento

    Sr. Jeanne Rollins

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2026 60:03


     Sr. Jeanne Rollins is here talking about the 125 years of service by the Franciscan Sisters to the Diocese of Sacramento 

    Miriam Sammartino

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 60:00


    Miriam Sammartino is the Director of The Office of Catholic Charities and Social Concerns 

    Marilyn Santos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2026 60:04


    Marilyn Santos is the Associate Director of the Secretariat of Evangelization and Catechesis at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

    Fr. Michael Kiernan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2026 60:14


    Fr. Michael is the Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Community, Beale Air Force Base

    Jane Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2026 60:06


    Jane is here from God's Heart and Hand's Ministry 

    Steve Do

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 60:10


    Steve is the Coordinator for Youth & Young Adult Ministry

    Jennifer Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2026 60:00


    Jennifer Campbell is the Events and Special Projects Coordinator

    Marie Leatherby

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2025 59:57


    Marie is the CEO of the Sacramento Life Center 

    Father Nate Wills

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2025 60:33


     Father Nate Wills is the Football Chaplain of the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. He is here talking about his book; ‘Pray Like a Champion'

    Fr. Steve Avella Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 59:58


    Father Steve is a Catholic Historian. In this 2-part series, he and Bob discuss Sacramento Bishops from the past.  

    Fr. Steve Avella Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2025 60:04


    Father Steve is a Catholic Historian. In this 2-part series, he and Bob discuss Sacramento Bishops from the past.  

    James McCormick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 60:15


    James McCormick is here from Sacred Heart Schola Cantorum 

    Deacon Kevin Staszkow

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 60:11


    Deacon Kevin Staszkow is the Events and Special Projects Manager

    Bishop Soto

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 60:07


    Bishop of the Diocese of Sacramento

    Miriam Sammartino

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 60:08


    Miriam Sammartino is Director, Catholic Charities and Social Concerns

    Dr. Donald Kendrick

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 60:07


    Dr. Donald Kendrick is the founding Conductor of the 150-voice Sacramento Choral Society and Orchestra (SCSO) that presents large choral orchestral performances each season in the Sacramento Community Center Theater, Memorial Auditorium, Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament.

    Joe Johnston

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 59:58


    Joe Johnston is the director Sacramento Newman

    James McCormick

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 60:10


    James McCormick serves as the President & Executive Director of the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra

    Sr. Luisa Mesina / Pat Holbus

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 60:06


    Sr. Luisa Mesina is the Associate Director of Faith Formation   Pat Holbus is here to talk about the St. John's 47th annual Holiday Show of Hands   

    Fr. Michael Kiernan

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 60:10


    Fr. Michael is the Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Community, Beale Air Force Base

    Bishop Emeritus William K. Weigand

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 60:10


    Bishop Emeritus William K. Weigand

    Jane Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2025 60:15


    Jane is here from God's Heart and Hands Ministry 

    Ricky Coto

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 60:07


    Ricky Coto is the Parish & Community Outreach Coordinator for Catholic Funeral & Cemetery Services. He is here talking about a big event this weekend. 

    Blake Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 60:12


    Blake is the CEO of the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services 

    Jacob Florez

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2025 60:04


    Jacob Florez is here to recap the most recent 40 Days For Life 

    Harrison Brehm

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2025 60:05


    Harrison Brehm is the Headmaster Chesterton Academy of Sacramento

    Marie Leatherby

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2025 60:07


    Marie Leatherby is the CEO of the Sacramento Life Center

    Andrea Wynn / Karl Pierce

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2025 60:01


    Andrea is the Director of The Black Catholic Ministry of the Diocese of Sacramento   Karl is the coordinator of the Black Catholic History Month Revival and Mass

    Father George Snyder / Marisela Franco

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2025 60:05


    Father George Snyder is the pastor of St. Clare Catholic Church in Roseville   Marisela Franco is the Coordinator for The Gabriel Project + Family Life

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